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Forwards Insp Repts 50-528/90-55,50-529/90-55 & 50-530/90-55 on 901217-21 & Notice of Violation
ML17305B344
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde  
Issue date: 01/16/1991
From: Yuhas G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Conway W
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
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Download: ML17305B344 (5)


See also: IR 05000528/1990055

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Docket Nos. 50-528,

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COIVIMISSION

REGION V

1450 MARIALANE,SUITE 210

WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596

50-529 and 5)k/I0t

JAN

Arizona Public Service

Company

P. 0.

Box 53999, Station

9012

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999

Attention: Mr. William F.

Conway

.

Executive Vice President,

Nuclear

r

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NRC INSPECTION REPORT

NO. 50-528,

529

8d

330/90"55

OF

PALO VERDE UNITS 1,

2 AND 3

This letter refers to a routine inspection

conducted

by Mr. L.

C.

Carson II

aTId observed

by-Mr.

G.

P.

Yuhas, of this office on December

17 throuah 21,

1990

-of activities authorized

by NRC License

Nos.

NPF-41,

NPF-51 an8 NPF-74,

and

Co the discussions

of our findings held by Mr. Carson with Mr.

G.

R.

Overbeck and other members of your staff at conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed

inspection

report.

Within these

areas,

the inspection consisted of selective

examinations of procedures

and representative

records,

interviews with

personnel,

and observations

by the inspector.

'Based

on the results of this inspection, certain of your'ctivities appear to

be in violation of NRC requirements,

as, speci'fied in the enclosed

Notice of

Violation (Notice).

One violation of 10 CFR 20.102

was not cited because

the

criteria specified in 10 CFR 2, Appendix C, Section

V. A. of the Enforcement

Policy were satisfied.

The apparent violation of 10 CFR 20.103 as set forth

in the Notice seems to indicate

a weakness

exists in your air sampling

and

internal exposure

assessment

program.

You are re9uired to respond this letter and should follow the instructions

specified

1n the enclosed

Notice when preparinq your response.

In your

response,

you should documeht the'pecific act)ons

taken

and any additional

actions you plan to prevent recurrence.

After reviewing your response

to this

'Notice, including your proposed corrective actions

and the results of future

inspections,

the

NRC will determine whether further

NRC enforcement action is

necessary

to ensure

compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance

with 10 CFR 2.790(a),

a copy of this letter and the enclosure

will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room.

The response

directed by this letter and the accompanying

Notice are not

subject to the clearance

procedures

of the Office of Management

and Budget as

required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,

PL 96-511.

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Should you have

any questions

concerning this inspection,

we will be glad to

discuss

them with you.

\\

V

Sincerely,

Q. P.

Gregory

.

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Chief

Reactor

Ra iologscal Protection

Branch

Enclosures:

A. Notice of Violation (Appendix A)

B. Inspection Report Nos. 50-528/90-55,

50-529/90-55

and 50-530/90-55

cc w/enclosure:

Mr. 0. Hark DeMichele,

APS

Hr. James

M. Levine,

APS

Mr. Jack

N. Bailey,

APS

Mr,. E.

C.

Simpson

APS

Mr. Blaine E. Balfard,

APS

Mr. Thomas

R. Bradish,

APS

Hr. Robert

W. Page,

APS

Hr. Arthur C. Gehr, Esq., Snell

8 Wilmer

Mr. Al Gutterman,

Newman

8 Holtzinger P.

C.

Hr. Charles

R. Kocher, Esq., Assistant Council,

SCE

Mr. James

A. Boeletto, Esq.,

(same

address

as Mr. Kocher)

Hr. Charles

B. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering,

Inc.

Hr. Charles Tedford, Director, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency

Chairman,

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

Mr. John

W. Norman, Chief, Arizona Corporation

Commission

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1991

bcc w/enclosures:

docket file

Resident Inspector

Project Inspector

G.

Cook

A. Johnson

B. Faulkenberry

J. Martin

M. Tenbrook,. '

bcc w/o enclosure

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J. Zollicoffer

M. Smith

N. Mestern

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